{"id":159347,"date":"2025-06-05T05:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T05:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/159347\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T05:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T05:02:10","slug":"man-utd-now-have-a-chance-to-sign-top-belgian-talent-his-club-have-opened-the-door-for-summer-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/159347\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd now have a chance to sign top Belgian talent, his club have \u2018opened the door\u2019 for summer sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United may now have the chance to sign Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens following January transfer interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeping targets have been in mind for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> for several months now.<\/p>\n<p>Attacking additions are the main focus, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/matheus-cunha-to-manchester-united-confirmed-as-wolverhampton-wanderers-star-becomes-first-summer-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United agreeing to sign Matheus Cunha<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/bryan-mbeumo-makes-clear-manchester-united-transfer-stance-as-ineos-push-for-another-attacking-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Mbeumo chases a move to Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United continue to be linked with goalkeepers, though, after claims in January that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> wanted to sign two goalkeepers.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Onana struggled this past season and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/4-3m-man-utd-player-now-expected-to-leave-this-summer-hes-played-just-five-times-under-ruben-amorim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Altay Bayindir is expected to leave United<\/a>, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-utd-in-contract-talks-with-star-who-hasnt-played-a-minute-in-26-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Heaton could stay put<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United must have potential first-choice and second-choice goalkeepers in mind this summer, with one talent in Belgium on the radar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2190839804.jpg\" alt=\" Photo by Gregory Van Gansen \/ Photonews via Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-238284\" \/> Photo by Gregory Van Gansen \/ Photonews via Getty Images<strong>Manchester United given chance to sign Senne Lammens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benfica\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/man-utd-were-planning-move-for-top-goalkeeper-if-ruben-amorim-had-won-the-europa-league-deal-now-complicated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anatoliy Trubin has been linked to United<\/a>, though the Ukrainian was described as a target had Amorim won the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>A name to keep in mind is Senne Lammens, who has been shining for Royal Antwerp in his native Belgium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/20m-player-man-utd-want-to-sign-is-the-best-in-his-league-at-key-quality-puts-andre-onana-to-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United were keen to sign Lammens<\/a> in January, though that was potentially with a view to replacing Bayindir.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-still-want-to-sign-promising-january-target-but-manchester-city-have-joined-transfer-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United were again linked with Lammens<\/a> in March, as the 22-year-old continued to shine in Belgium\u2019s top flight.<\/p>\n<p>More recent reports have highlighted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/man-utd-consider-6ft-3in-goalkeeper-who-is-the-best-in-his-country-to-be-andre-onana-successor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lammens\u2019 name has been connected to United<\/a> \u2018quite often\u2019 ahead of the summer window.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri now claims that Royal Antwerp have \u2018opened the door\u2019 for Lammens to leave this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f Infos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RAFC<\/a> : <br \/>\ud83e\udd4a Royal Antwerp FC now working &amp; seeking the market of the goalkeepers. Great Old knows Senne Lammens attracts a lot of interests and has opened the door for sell this summer. One to keep an eye on. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mercato?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#mercato<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#JPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IRjgyXVSf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/2IRjgyXVSf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachatavolieri\/status\/1930260928181772393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Royal Antwerp understand that Lammens is attracting major interest and may cash in with his stock so high.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian side are exploring goalkeeping signings of their own, potentially preparing for life without Lammens.<\/p>\n<p>That potential availability won\u2019t go unnoticed inside United, but much will depend on the futures of Onana and Bayindir \u2013 and how quickly they move on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senne Lammens on his Royal Antwerp future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lammens could be on the move this summer, but he isn\u2019t exactly chasing a move away as things stand.<\/p>\n<p>As quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voetbalnieuws.be\/news\/838566\/lammens-spreekt-duidelijke-taal-over-zomerse-knaltransfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Voetbal Nieuws<\/a> in May, Lammens noted that he is \u2018open to everything\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lammens admitted that he would not be against staying with Royal Antwerp for one more year if the right option doesn\u2019t arise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is my own position? I am open to everything. I would not mind playing at Antwerp for another year. But we will see what the options are,\u201d said Lammens.<\/p>\n<p>We would imagine that United view Lammens as a replacement for Bayindir rather than Onana, and would be looking for him to challenge in the long-term.<\/p>\n<p>Lammens has become used to starting on a regular basis for Royal Antwerp, so it remains to be seen whether he would accept a second-choice role with United.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United may now have the chance to sign Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens following January transfer interest.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,67364,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-159347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-senne-lammens","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114629007709718649","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}